Health · Montrose

Montrose, MS health

Montrose differs from Mississippi on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.9% vs 11.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (13.7% vs 16.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Montrose

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 168 people are less certain, so we show Montrose's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Montrose compares with Mississippi

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Montrose adults…

46 of every 100 Montrose adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.6–50.6%

Bars show Montrose; the black tick is Mississippi. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Montrose, betterMontrose, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.1% Montrose
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Montrose
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Montrose
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.4% Montrose
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Montrose adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Mississippi.

Yearly checkup

MS 82%

Dentist visit

MS 9%

Cholesterol check

MS 86%

Colon screening

MS 62%

Mammogram

MS 74%

Taking BP meds

MS 80%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Montrose 12.8% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Montrose adults are doing

1 in 3Montrose adults feel lonely

34.7% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Montrose adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Montrose adults lack social or emotional support

28% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Montrose adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · Mississippi 17.3% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5

Montrose adults worry about having enough food

19% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Montrose adults worry about keeping their housing

13.7% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 11

Montrose adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.9% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 10

Montrose adults lack reliable transportation

10% · MS 11.9% · better

10.9% of Montrose adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

of Montrose adults live with a disability (Mississippi 38.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%

Thinking or memory17.8%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

Black tick: Mississippi. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Montrose

Montrose and the towns around it

Care nearby

Jasper General HospitalBay Springs · 10.8 mi Directions Medicare profile

Smith County Emergency HospitalRaleigh · 18.8 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

S E Lackey Memorial HospitalForest · 21.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ochsner Scott RegionalMorton · 29.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Care Clinic,bay Springs--Head StartBay Springs · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Newton Health CareNewton · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMontrose's county is a federal shortage area.Jasper County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMontrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jasper County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthMontrose's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 10 · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Montrose. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Montrose

Measure	Montrose	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	41.6–50.6%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.1%	37.5–46.7%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	32.4–48.8%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	34.7%	31.2–38.5%	29.9%	worse
Depression	20.3%	17.1–24%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.2–19.9%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9–11.4%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.5%	13.4–17.8%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	10.9%	9.3–12.8%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.4–5.6%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.4%	16.5–23%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.2–16.8%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	37.1%	31.4–43%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.3%	27.6–40.9%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.3–84%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	83.6–87.9%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	60.1–70.9%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	70.7%	61.3–78.2%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	77.9–82.9%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.8%	10.1–15.8%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	29.3–40.4%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28%	23.9–32.4%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.1–19.5%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.2%	21.6–29.3%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.5–18.9%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19%	15.7–22.6%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.7%	11.5–15.9%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	10%	8.5–11.5%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	10.9%	8.7–13.4%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	40.5%	35.5–45.8%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.6%	17.8–23.8%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	17.8%	15.5–20.5%	17.5%
Hearing	10.7%	9.5–12.1%	8.1%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–6%	5.3%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.1–12.1%	10.4%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Montrose door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Mississippi figure falls inside it, we don't call Montrose better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Montrose directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Mississippi figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.